CNNs The Story Behind QWERTY explains the origins of the QWERTY keyboard and why it is still the standard on computer system keyboards today..

Reflecting to my intermediate school typing class (done on electrical typewriters, not computer systems) I keep in mind wondering why the keyboard wasnt arranged in alphabetical order. When my five-year-old asked me the very same question, I was recently reminded of that. I knew that the response was related to the frequency of use of certain letters and also the early limitations of typewriter keyboard configurations. However to get a better answer I relied on YouTube where I knew I had seen a video on the topic not that long ago..